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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 8615 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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Jam Lady
Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 2507 Location: New Jersey, USA
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Some suggestions.
Firstly, the slabs have to be removed. Perhaps you can use them for paths around the garden beds or to create a small patio or as a base / foundation for a garden shed at some point.
Next, what is the soil like - loamy, clay, or sandy. If loamy you may just want to dig in the sand that's under the slabs. If not, remove what you can and use it under the relocated slabs.
A student of mine had worse issues after severe flooding. Here's a link to our questions and response: https://bellewood-gardens.com/2011/Flooded%20Garden_2011-10.html
In your instance I would dig the ground and plant winter rye as soon as possible. Till under in spring. Decide if you want to plant a second cover crop and put off vegetables until after the buckwheat or clover is tilled in. If this is not practical because you need to begin raising food as soon as possible would suggest no root crops, only leaf crops (lettuce, kale, Swiss chard, cabbage, spinach) and fruiting crops (tomatoes, squash - both summer and winter, beans, peas)
Perhaps cover crop some of the (former) kennel areas and plant the remainder.
Can you get bales of straw / hay. Here's a link to excellent information: https://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/FS109E/FS109E.pdf You plant directly in the bales. When the bales are too rotted to use, they become compostable and / or can be tilled right into the garden beds.
Make as much compost as you can - it is wonderful for improving sandy soil and clay soil, and should be added to good loamy soil also. As well as kitchen waste you can try asking at local cafe if you can leave a bucket for coffee grounds that you will reliably and regularly pick up. Is there a stable where you can get manure. Shredded newspaper is a good "brown" to balance the manure (but you will need lots of it.)
Hope this is of some help. Let me know if you want more suggestions. |
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gz
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Jam Lady
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gz
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